(Childhood of Famous Americans Series.)
by Aileen Wells Parks, Justin Pearson (Illustrator)
As a kid, Davy wanted to be just like Daniel Boone. He hunted
the wilderness, protected people from indians, and even joined
the government. Soon, he fought in the Alamo, and became a Texan
hero!
Tennessee Homeschooling
Welcome to homeschooling in Tennessee! Tennessee has three
ways you can homeschool. You have the option of being (1) an
independent homeschooler (registered with the state), or (2)
registered with a Church-Related School or (3) registered as
a satellite school of a Church-Related School (The Jeter Memo.)
As a result, the number of days and hours to be taught would
depend on where you are registered (State=4 hours*180 days).
Kay Brooks, TnHomeEd,
is one of several good contacts about homeschooling in Tennessee.
Others are in the links below. [Note: you may
contact Kay about Tennessee Homeschooling concerns. Contact Ann
Zeise, the webmaster, about general homeschooling concerns through
the "Contact" link at the bottom of this page.]
Network
of Home Education
We help promote Home Education in the West Tennessee area by
providing seminars, workshops, curriculum fairs, orientation
meetings and more.
TnHomeEd
STARTING POINT
The place to start to find information about homeschooling, event
information, and legislative news in Tennessee. Created by Kay
Brooks.
CSTHEA Education Expo & Homeschool Curriculum Fair July 22 - 23, 2011. Camp Jordan Arena, East Ridge, Tennessee. We all hate the idea of waiting in lines. Avoid that long line at the Curriculum Fair / Homeschool Expo this year by sending in your pre-paid registration.
Tennessee Education Code For Homeschooling AN A TO Z RESOURCE
Updated to reflect legislation that went into effect July 1, 2011. Not intended as legal advice. Laws for your information only.
Bill to ease homeschool restrictions gets support
The Republican sponsors of SB1468, Sen. Mike Bell of Riceville and Rep. Bill Dunn of Knoxville, say the measure basically conforms the law
- which has not had a major rewrite since 1985 - with "current practice" in homeschooling. Some Democrats voiced skepticism about repealing
the degree and penalty provisions in committee hearings, but wound up supporting the bill after hearing explanations.
Current Status of the Tennessee
Law AN A TO Z RESOURCE
On Church-Related Schools (Satellite) and Home Schools in Tennessee.
Just how involved you are with your child's education determines
whether of not you fall under homeschooling laws or not. January
29, 1999.
Category III schooling
This option allows parents to enroll their child in a State of Tennessee School Board designated Category III school and comply with the compulsory attendance laws. Category III students are not legally homeschooling but privately schooling their children.
2009 Legislation
TnHomeEd provides this page as an overview of the legislative session of 2009, the first year of the two year 106th General Assembly. One concerns homeschoolers on school sports teams. The other two concern the validity of homeschool transcripts and diplomas.
Driver's
License
Basically, a child needs to have a "Certificate of Compulsory
School Attendance" form filled out by their school and taken
to the driver's testing station. TnHomeEd explains how homeschool
teens can get around this.
Home Schooling in Tennessee
Basic information from the Department of Education. There are
two sets of home school procedures for the school year: Independent
Home Schools and Church-Related Home Schools. Contact: James
Abernathy (615) 532- 4703, e-mail: jabernathy@mail.state.tn.us
Senate Vote SB0433 2009 05 04
Homeschool diploma worthiness May 4, 2009. Diplomas issued in home schools in Tennessee would have the same weight as those given by public schools under a proposal that has passed the Senate. The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Dewayne Bunch of Cleveland was approved 30-0 Monday evening.
Jeter Memorandum
Text of Commissioner Jane Walters' memo accompanying the Jeter
Memo: RE: Current Status of the Law on Church-Related Schools
(Satellite) and Home Schools in Tennessee.
